waken

🇺🇸 /ˈweɪkən/ 🇬🇧 /ˈweɪkən/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to stop sleeping or make someone stop sleeping

The loud noise will waken the baby from her nap.

R

to make someone remember or feel something again

The old photo wakened happy memories of childhood.

translation

v. to stop sleeping or make someone stop sleeping; to make someone remember or feel something again

Word Forms

3rd Present wakens
Past wakened
Perfect wakened
Progressive wakening